CVE-2019-16071 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Low-privileged users can bypass authorization controls to perform administrative actions, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-16071?

CVE-2019-16071 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Mar 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Enigma NMS 65.0.0 and prior allows administrative users to create low-privileged accounts that do not have the ability to modify any settings in the system, only view the components. However, it is possible for a low-privileged user to perform all actions as an administrator by bypassing authorization controls and sending requests to the server in the context of an administrator.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16071?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netsas Enigma Nms.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-16071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7wx9-pg9m-2r55.

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